Philippine Revolution Web Central
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Red fighters of the New People’s Army (NPA)-Western Samar (Arnulfo Ortiz Command) seized an R4 rifle when it ambushed elements of the 3rd IB in Barangay Gayondato, San Jorge, Western Samar, at 9 a.m. on May 14. The offensive killed Cpl. Reycon Remedio and injured another soldier. The report said 3rd IB soldiers went out […]
The New People’s Army (NPA) and the peasant masses in the towns of Maria Aurora and Dipaculao in Aurora are frustrating relentless focused military operations of the 91st IB and 84th IB since May. At least seven military troopers were killed while two others were injured in three consecutive clashes with the people’s army. The […]
Red fighters OF the New People’s Army (NPA) and members of the Communist Party of the Philippines graduated from the Basic Party Course (BKP) in the first week of May in the mountains of Surigao del Sur. The course was conducted in a staggered manner to adapt to the military situation and other activities of […]
This June, Meralco announced plans to raise electricity charges by more than ₱0.10 per kilowatt-hour supposedly due to supply shortage. This is the tenth rate increase in the past 12 months. Although some months saw a small decrease, Meralco’s average rate per kWh of electricity is estimated to reach ₱11.50. That means, a family consuming […]
The Panatag Fisherfolks Association and Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) went on a “collective fishing expedition” in the seas near Masinloc, Zambales on May 30 to 31 to challenge the China-imposed “fishing ban.” The May to September 16 ban covers areas of the South China Sea “north of 12 degrees North latitude” […]
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) recently boasted that 2,046 Palawan residents were awarded CLOAs (Certificate of Land Ownership Award) and farm machineries. The distribution ceremony was held at the PGP Convention Center, Palawan on April 11. The department secretary himself and other high provincial officials even attended. The CLOA distribution, in fact, is just […]
The Citizen’s Disaster Response Center Foundation (CDRC) and Leyte Center for Development Enterprise, Inc. (LCDE) challenged the “freeze order” imposed by the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) on their bank accounts. The CDRC petitioned the Court of Appeals in Quezon City on June 2 while LCDE on May 17 in the same Cebu City court. They […]
In March, Gilbert Teodoro Jr, defense secretary, visited a naval base in Casiguran, Aurora. The AFP built this base in collaboration with the Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (APECO) to allegedly counter China’s presence in the Benham Rise. Earlier, APECO entered into an agreement with the Philippine Aerospace Development Corporation (PADC) to transform […]
Zionist Israel carried out a series of bombings and ground attacks against its own designated “safe zone” of Rafah, in the southern part of Gaza, since the last week of May. This defied a recent ruling by the International Court of Justice, the United Nations’ top court, on May 24 ordering an “immediate halt to […]
Scrap VFA. Democratic organizations protested in Cebu City on May 27 to reiterate their demand to scrap the the Visiting Forces Agreement between the Philippines and the imperialist US. This coincided with the 25th anniversary since the Senate under the Estrada regime ratified the agreement on May 27, 1999. Bagong Alyansang Makabayan-Central Visayas led […]